Saints Row IV will release in Australia in September, distributor All Interactive Entertainment has confirmed. The bonkers open world title will now hit down under on September 19th on PlayStation 3.

"Australian fans of Saints Row IV will obviously be disappointed with this delay," said AIE director Robert Kingston. "We have used every means at our disposal to minimise the delay, but unfortunately it just was not possible to keep the same street date as the rest of the world."

The version of the game coming to Australia will be modified, following the refusal of the nation’s ratings board to pass the game uncut. This was largely thanks to the inclusion of drug use as an incentive or reward.

The offending mission has now been removed, amounting to about 20 minutes of cut content.

To make up for the delay, a free Presidential Pack DLC code featuring masks and outfits resembling famous American presidents will be offered with all pre-orders.